About me
Jason Wexler, MD, is an attending endocrinologist serving in the thyroid/metabolic bone unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Lafayette offices. Dr. Wexler is also a clinical assistant professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center.Dr. Wexler received his undergraduate degree in Nutritional Biochemistry from Cornell University. His medical degree was received Magna Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Brooklyn, where he was tapped for Alpha Omega Alpha. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center and his fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Dr. Wexler is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and is certified by the American Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Dr. Wexler is a member of many professional organizations, including the American Thyroid Association, the Endocrine Society and the American College of Physicians. He has published several journal articles, abstracts and book chapters.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Disorders
- Adrenal Mass
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Goiter
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Insulin Pump
- Insulin Resistance
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Pituitary Disorders
- Pituitary Tumor
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prediabetes
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Glucose Metabolism
- Achondroplasia
- Addison's Disease
- Adrenal Adenoma
- Adrenal Atrophy
- Adrenal Disorders
- Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Neoplasm
- Adrenal Nodules
- Adrenogenital Syndrome
- Androgen Excess
- Androgen Insensitivity
- Bartter Syndrome
- Calcium Metabolism
- Carcinoid Syndrome
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Congenital Hypothyroidism
- Conn Syndrome
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetic Coma
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Disorders Of Sexual Differentiation
- Disorders Of Water Balance
- Ectopic Hyperparathyroidism
- Elevated Acth
- Elevated Growth Hormone
- Endocrine Complications Of Transplant
- Endocrine Disorders
- Familial Dyslipidemia
- Familial Hyperparathyroidism
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
- Feminizing Syndrome
- Glucagonoma
- Glucocorticoid Deficiency
- Glycogen Storage Disease
- Goiter
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Disorders
- Growth Hormone Abnormalities
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Gynecomastia
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- History Of Pituitary Mass
- Hurthle Cell Cancer
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypo Thalamic Pituitary Disorder
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypogonadism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypopituitarism
- Hypothyroidism
- Inborn Errors Of Metabolism
- Insulin Resistance
- Insulinoma
- Islet Cell Hyperplasia
- Islet Cell Tumor
- Low T3
- Low T4
- Male Infertility
- Mccune Albright Syndrome
- Metabolic Abnormalities
- Metabolic Bone Diseases
- Metabolic Disorders (INHERITED)
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Moon Facies
- Morbid Obesity
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B
- Myxedema
- Nodular Goiter
- Non Toxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Failure
- Panhypopituitarism
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Parathyroid Disease
- Parathyroid Hyperplasia
- Parathyroid Mass
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pineal Gland Dysfunction
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Disorders
- Pituitary Tumor
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome
- Prader Willi Syndrome
- Precocious Puberty
- Prediabetes
- Premature Adrenarche
- Pseudohermaphroditism
- Pseudohypoparathyroidism
- Rickets
- Secondary Amenorrhea
- Secondary Hyperaldosteronism
- Short Stature
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Testosterone Deficiency
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Cyst
- Thyroid Disorder
- Thyroid Nodule
- Thyroid Orbitopathy
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyroiditis
- Thyrotoxic Exophthalmos
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Toxic Diffuse Goiter
- Toxic Nodular Goiter
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Virilizing Syndrome
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Weight Problem
Procedures I perform
- Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Diabetes Education
- Fine Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid
- Insulin Pump
- Radioiodine Therapy
- Testosterone Replacement Therapy
- Thyroid Function Blood Panel
- Thyroid Ultrasound
- Ultrasound Guided Thyroid Biopsy
Practice locations
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1133 21st Street Northwest Building 2 Washington, DC, 20036
202-416-2000miles away
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Carefirst EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna EPO
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Navigate
- United Choice Plus
- United Golden Rule
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Cigna Indemnity
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Choice
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Tricare for Life East
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Virginia Premier
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Cigna Network Open Access
- D-SNP)
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser Signature
- Medicaid - Maryland
- WellPoint Maryland
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Tricare East Prime
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HMO
- I-SNP
- United Optimum Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Tricare East Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2000)
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2000)
Residency: University of Michigan Health System (1998)
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (1995)